Composition body for shoe-soles and the like



H. K. E-CKEL.

COMPOSITION BODY FOR SHOE SOLES AND THELIKE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.7,1919.

Patented July 5, 1921.

WITNESSES:

INVENTOR g/y M/ "ATTORNEYS HENRY K. EGKEL, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSDV.

COMPOSITION BODY FOR SHOE-SOLES AND THE LIKE.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented July 5, 1921.

Application filed February 7, 1919. Serial No. 275,5es.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY K. EoKEL, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in aComposition Body for Shoe-Soles and the like; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to new and useful i improvements in compositions ofmaterial having wear resisting qualities and adapted for use for shoesoles, floor coverings, or for similar uses requiring a somewhatflexible,

body.

It is in general the ob ect of my invention to improve the wearresisting qual1t1es of compositions of this character, and it is moreparticularly. my object to provide a' wear resisting body which may bebuilt up of a lurality of layers of woven fabric material connected by asuitable binder embodying wear resisting qualities.

A further and important object resldes in the provision of a compositionof this character which may be manufactured at a minimum cost and whichto this end may,

. without detractin from its efficiency, utilize fabric woven of s ortfibers not able to meet the tensile strengthrequirements of ordinarycommercial fabrics and hence available at a low cost.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, which will beapparent as the description proceeds,- my.inve-ntion resides in thenovel features of construction, combination and' arrangement of arts ashereinafter more particularly descrl ed and defined by the appendedclaim.

In the accompanying drawings: a

Figure 1 is a-perspective view of .a section of a composition wearresisting body incorporating my invention..

Fig. -2 body.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, myimproved comthe fa is a sectional view through the cotton or othersuitable material, This fabric is preferably made up of short fiberscondncing to an exceedingly low cost of the fabrici) Inasmuch as thetensile strength of ric is not material to my composition. "lhese layersof fabric are embedded in and impregnated with a mixture 6 formedessentlally of adhesive substance into which is mixed powdered hardmineral substance to reslst wear. The mixture 6 is preferably composedof "rubber cementwith which is mixed powdered hard iron ore and silicaand relatively small quantities of linseed oii and gasolene to form avehicle reducing the conslstency of the mass. While I prefer the use ofrubber cement, which makes a waterproof body, other adhesive materialmay be employed which is somewhat flexible in its effective form. Alsoother variations in the mixture may be resorted to without departlngfrom the spirit of my invention. The adhesive mixture is preferablyreduced for application to the consistency of a thick amt. It is thencoated upon the individual ayers of fabric and the layers are placedtogether and subjected to considerable pressure to form the complete comexceedingly economical, durab e and otherwise eflicient composition body'is thus rovided which is flexible in nature and w ich is particularlyadapted for use for shoe soles, floor coverings and the like.

. What is claimed is:

r A wear-resisting composition body comprising a plurality of layers ofwoven fabric impregnated with and maintained in cohesion by rubbercement mixed with powdered iron ore, the fabric material constitutingthe major portion of the composition.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wiscousin. 1

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